mind you

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mind you

  1. (idiomatic, colloquial, chiefly UK) Used to introduce a qualification or contrastive statement, especially when toning down or rectifying
    Synonyms: however, nevertheless, be aware, nonetheless, on the other hand, but
    These shirts are very expensive. Mind you, they are excellent quality.
    • 1960 January, G. Freeman Allen, “"Condor"—British Railways' fastest freight train”, in Trains Illustrated, page 47:
      Mind you, it was not an outing I would recommend as relaxing.
    • 1977, Agatha Christie, chapter 4, in An Autobiography, part II, London: Collins, →ISBN:
      Mind you, clothes were clothes in those days. There was a great deal of them, lavish both in material and in workmanship.

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